How Long to Read The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
By David Blackbourn
How Long Does it Take to Read The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany?
It takes the average reader 8 hours to read The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany by David Blackbourn
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
"Brilliantly conceived....[A] tour de force in historical writing."—Ian Kershaw Majestic and lyrically written, The Conquest of Nature traces the rise of Germany through the development of water and landscape. David Blackbourn begins his morality tale in the mid-1700s, with the epic story of Frederick the Great, who attempted—by importing the great scientific minds of the West and by harnessing the power of his army—to transform the uninhabitable marshlands of his scattered kingdom into a modern state. Chronicling the great engineering projects that reshaped the mighty Rhine, the emergence of...
How long is The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany?
The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany by David Blackbourn is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.
This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany aloud.
What Reading Level is The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany?
The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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